Opus Dei, Troubled Teen Industry, Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, China
"Msgr. Mariano Fazio, the second-ranking official in Opus Dei, has been named as a defendant in a human-trafficking complaint in Argentina. Four priests who served as authorities in Opus Dei in Argentina between 1991 and 2015 were also charged. They are: Fr Carlos Nannei, Vicar General from 1990-2000, Fr Patricio Olmos regional vicar general from 2000-2010, Fr Víctor Urrestarazu, regional vicar, 2014, and Fr Gabriel Dondo, former director of the women's branch.
The case involves allegations of human trafficking and the reduction of 43 women to servitude in Opus Dei residences in Argentina. The accusations include:
• Recruiting women, many while still minors, with false promises of education and a better life.
• Subjecting them to a regime of semi-slavery, including grueling workdays without pay.
• Exploiting their vulnerability and isolating them from their families and the outside world.
• Psychological manipulation and indoctrination.
Msgr Fazio is charged specifically with using a woman to serve him on an involuntary basis. Opus Dei denies the charges, saying they are a "complete decontextualization of the freely chosen vocation of the assistant numeraries." The Vatican reviewed a complaint filed by the women in 2021 and ordered reforms in Opus Dei. I don't know the particulars, but that would seem to imply that even the Vatican sided against Opus Dei and with the women."
Adam Arnold: Upcoming training on the "Troubled Teen Industry"
"Healing for Survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry: How to not make things worse" led by Adam Arnold, MA, LMFT, LADC When: Tuesday, August 5, 2025 from 10am to 12pm CST Where: Fully online, via Zoom What: A workshop for adults on how to support and engage therapeutically with survivors of the Troubled Teen Industry.
ABC 4: Chinese government officials ban LDS Church activities in Beijing
"Government officials in Beijing released an announcement last week banning activities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
On Sunday, June 22, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Chaoyang District of Beijing announced it was banning the 'Mormon Beijing Branch.'"
" ... The ban comes amid recent crackdowns by the Chinese Government on foreign religious groups.
In March 2025, China's National Religious Affairs Administration issued an order implementing tighter restrictions on many religious groups, according to Chinese State Media.
The order requires foreign religious organizers to 'have no hostile words or deeds against China, have no negative records.'"
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